Who Killed Princess Blue AKA Julie Gwenn Davis?

"That's the last thing I remember of her, her giving me a hug, telling me she loved me, and she broke down in tears and walked away, and that's the last time I saw her," Danny said.

Princess Blue AKA Julie Gwenn Davis' remains sat unidentified for over 30 years. Her bones had been found along County Road 101 in Manvel, Texas on September 10th, 1990. At the time it was a dead end road East of Highway 288. A man had gotten out of his car to relieve himself and noticed a pile of debris setting behind a barricade. Upon further investigation he discovered what was a human skull sitting inside of a tire, with the rest of her disarticulated skeleton laying underneath. The man and his wife then went and called police.

Police collected Julie's bones as well as the jewelry found along with them. There was no purse, no ID, no clothing and no hair found at the scene.

The medical examiner could not determine the cause or manner of her death. However, she was likely between 15 and 19 years old with  two fractured ribs, a "defect" on a bone beneath her left knee and an upper left front tooth had been surgically removed. Her height was estimated at 4'8" to 5'2 and there were no drugs found in her system. It is possible that her remains could have sat there for 6 months to a year before they were found.

The police circulated her description, where she was found and pictures of a turquoise unicorn ring as well as a pearl bracelet that had been found at with her remains.

The case went cold for 16 years until a new detective on the case went through what little evidence there was. 

He discovered a 1975 graduation ring from the class from Robert E. Lee High School in Houston, Texas. The ring had a big blue sapphire in it and the detective decided to name her "Princess Blue." 

A sketch was rendered of what Princess Blue might have looked like. DNA advances revealed that she was white with African American ancestry.

There was around 650 students that had graduated Robert E. Lee Highschool in 1975. Investigators armed with the sketch focused on those students. None of the classmates that were interviewed recognized the sketch of Princess Blue.

Princess Blue's bones were sent back to the lab for phenotyping, which can determine eye, hair, skin color and her genetic ancestry.

Julie Gwenn Davis was a teenager with blonde, curly hair. She grew up in Orange, Texas and went missing in the late 1980's after she had moved to New Orleans, Louisiana at the age of 18.

Since Julie's disappearance, her brother Danny has searched and wondered what happened to his sister. In 2019 Danny and his brother summited their DNA to state police in hopes of identifying a different missing woman. 6 months later, Danny's DNA was a match Princess Blue. It was a bitter sweet moment for Danny. He would never see Julie again, but could finally put her to rest.

Julie's parents both passed away never knowing what happened to their daughter. Danny believes that Julie was murdered. He along with the rest of Julie's siblings are on a quest for justice.

Danny was told by his sister, Shelly, that Shelly met Julie's husband at one point and she said he was from Houston. That could explain the ring from Robert E. Lee High School. Danny believes Julie got married at 18, shortly after she left home and headed for New Orleans. Danny was 17 years old at the time.

A silver ring with a scroll design, a gold ring with six clear stones and two silver rings(both rings were described as almost identical to one other.) had also been found with Julie's remains.

If you have any information in Julie's case, no matter how small, please contact the Orange County, Texas Sheriff's Office at 409-883-2612.